January, 2014

• 5 January

  Panasonic CES 2014 press conference: join us Tuesday, 5am AEDT (live blog)

  

  If you’re already awake from checking out the LG CES press conference, you may as well hang around to check out what Panasonic has to say. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) Panasonic has chosen a respectable 10am for its CES press conference, but that’s still the very crack of dawn here in Australia, kicking off at 5am …

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• 5 January

  LG drops the price on its curved OLED TV

  

  Manufacturing large-sized OLED panels for TVs has proven to be a tricky proposition for most electronics manufacturers. (Credit: LG) Indeed, it was this manufacturing difficulty that contributed to the extensive delays in bringing OLED TVs to market, along with the premium price tag on the two models available in Australia. Just ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, …

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• 5 January

  Pure pumps up streaming speakers at CES 2014, promises any Internet music service works

  

  British tech company Pure is expanding its range of wireless speakers at CES, adding the $299 Jongo T4 model to its existing lineup. Jongo speakers can stream music from an Apple phone or tablet, Android device, or a computer via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. The T4 is a 50-watt model and joins the big-daddy T6 — with 100W of power — …

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• 5 January

  Roku TV unveiled: Television sets with Roku streaming built

  

  Now playing: Watch this: First Look: Roku TV 1:32 LAS VEGAS — No one outside Cupertino knows if we’ll ever see an Apple Television, but we won’t have to wait long to see a Roku TV. Roku announced the Roku TV platform today at CES 2014, partnering with Chinese manufacturers Hisense and TCL to produce the first sets. Six models …

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• 5 January

  LG CES 2014 press conference: join us Tuesday 2.30am AEDT (live blog)

  

  If you’re keen to see what LG has planned for 2014, you might want to set an alarm or stock up on coffee. LG’s new 105-inch curved UHD TV. (Credit: LG) That’s because LG’s press conference for CES 2014 will be taking place from 3am AEDT tomorrow morning, Tuesday 7 January. LG has a broad range of products prepped to …

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• 5 January

  Dish brings its service to LG Smart TVs with ‘Virtual Joey’

  

  LAS VEGAS — Someday physical set-top boxes will become things of the past. You’ll get cable and satellite TV through apps and your DVR recordings will be stored in the cloud. That’s not going to happen tomorrow, but Dish has announced that you can now watch its service on LG Smart TVs by simply launching the new Dish app that …

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• 4 January

  Wearables are white

  

  LAS VEGAS — This year’s Consumer Electronics Show will see dozens upon dozens of wearable technology products vie to become this year’s breakout device. And most — if not all — will be forgotten in the coming months. That’s because when all the booths are taken down, the convention lights are dimmed, and the last of the tech executives board …

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• 4 January

  Is Republic Wireless too good to be true?

  

  How much would you sacrifice for cheap smartphone service? That’s a question a lot of consumers are asking themselves these days as they shop for a better deal on their wireless service. Some consumers don’t want to sacrifice anything. They want rock solid reliability, a wide selection of the hottest new phones and stellar customer service. But all those things …

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• 4 January

  Want to get more out of music? Listen to LPs

  

  Rega may have started out as an audiophile turntable company in 1973, but it now offers a full line of amplifiers, CD players, digital converters, phono cartridges, and speakers. They’re all good, but to me Rega has always set the standard for affordable turntables. Most companies venturing into that market owe a lot to Rega’s aesthetics and simple-is-better, functional design …

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• 4 January

  LG unveils 12 4K televisions for 2014

  

  LG has announced its full lineup of 4K televisions for 2014 with 12 models including a monster 105-inch LCD and two curved OLED series. The lineup includes the two OLEDs — the EC9700 and EC9800 — and three series of LCD — the UB9800, UB9500, and UB8500–making it one of the largest offerings of Ultra HD displays yet. LG says …

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